We’re entering the first week of the NFL season with teams on bye, as the Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Tennessee Titans will be resting in Week 5.
With four teams on a bye and with players at each position emerging as breakout stars early in the season, how have the fantasy football top 100 rankings been impacted for this coming week?
Let’s dive right into it and assess the fantasy outlooks of two intriguing players.
Top 100 Fantasy Football Superflex Rankings for Week 5
1) Lamar Jackson, QB | Baltimore Ravens (at CIN)
2) Josh Allen, QB | Buffalo Bills (at HOU)
3) Kyler Murray, QB | Arizona Cardinals (at SF)
4) Derrick Henry, RB | Baltimore Ravens (at CIN)
5) CeeDee Lamb, WR | Dallas Cowboys (at PIT)
6) Justin Jefferson, WR | Minnesota Vikings (vs. NYJ {London})
7) Jayden Daniels, QB | Washington Commanders (vs. CLE)
8) Jordan Mason, RB | San Francisco 49ers (vs. ARI)
9) Justin Fields, QB | Pittsburgh Steelers (vs. DAL)
10) Bijan Robinson, RB | Atlanta Falcons (vs. TB)
11) Alvin Kamara, RB | New Orleans Saints (at KC)
12) Ja’Marr Chase, WR | Cincinnati Bengals (vs. BAL)
13) Nico Collins, WR | Houston Texans (vs. BUF)
14) Marvin Harrison Jr., WR | Arizona Cardinals (at SF)
15) Brock Purdy, QB | San Francisco 49ers (vs. ARI)
16) Trey McBride, TE | Arizona Cardinals (at SF)
17) C.J. Stroud, QB | Houston Texans (vs. BUF)
18) Malik Nabers, WR | New York Giants (at SEA)
19) Jordan Love, QB | Green Bay Packers (at LAR)
20) James Cook, RB | Buffalo Bills (at HOU)
21) De’Von Achane, RB | Miami Dolphins (at NE)
22) Kyren Williams, RB | Los Angeles Rams (vs. GB)
23) DK Metcalf, WR | Seattle Seahawks (vs. NYG)
24) Patrick Mahomes, QB | Kansas City Chiefs (vs. NO)
25) George Kittle, TE | San Francisco 49ers (vs. ARI)
26) DJ Moore, WR | Chicago Bears (vs. CAR)
27) James Conner, RB | Arizona Cardinals (at SF)
28) Kenneth Walker III, RB | Seattle Seahawks (vs. NYG)
29) Brandon Aiyuk, WR | San Francisco 49ers (vs. ARI)
30) Baker Mayfield, QB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at ATL)
31) Joe Burrow, QB | Cincinnati Bengals (vs. BAL)
32) Mike Evans, WR | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at ATL)
33) Deshaun Watson, QB | Cleveland Browns (at WAS)
34) Jonathan Taylor, RB | Indianapolis Colts (at JAX)
35) Drake London, WR | Atlanta Falcons (vs. TB)
36) Geno Smith, QB | Seattle Seahawks (vs. NYG)
37) Josh Jacobs, RB | Green Bay Packers (at LAR)
38) Chris Olave, WR | New Orleans Saints (at KC)
39) Breece Hall, RB | New York Jets (vs. MIN {London})
40) Dalton Kincaid, TE | Buffalo Bills (at HOU)
41) Caleb Williams, QB | Chicago Bears (vs. CAR)
42) Brian Robinson Jr., RB | Washington Commanders (vs. CLE)
43) Aaron Jones, RB | Minnesota Vikings (vs. NYJ {London})
44) Jayden Reed, WR | Green Bay Packers (at LAR)
45) Kirk Cousins, QB | Atlanta Falcons (vs. TB)
46) Garrett Wilson, WR | New York Jets (vs. MIN {London})
47) Jerome Ford, RB | Cleveland Browns (at WAS)
48) Chuba Hubbard, RB | Carolina Panthers (at CHI)
49) Joe Mixon, RB | Houston Texans (vs. BUF)
50) Chris Godwin, WR | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at ATL)
51) Terry McLaurin, WR | Washington Commanders (vs. CLE)
52) Trevor Lawrence, QB | Jacksonville Jaguars (vs. IND)
53) Travis Etienne Jr., RB | Jacksonville Jaguars (vs. IND)
54) Sam Darnold, QB | Minnesota Vikings (vs. NYJ {London})
55) Zay Flowers, WR | Baltimore Ravens (at CIN)
56) Anthony Richardson, QB | Indianapolis Colts (at JAX)
57) Devin Singletary, RB | New York Giants (at SEA)
58) D’Andre Swift, RB | Chicago Bears (vs. CAR)
59) Deebo Samuel Sr., WR | San Francisco 49ers (vs. ARI)
60) Najee Harris, RB | Pittsburgh Steelers (vs. DAL)
61) Travis Kelce, TE | Kansas City Chiefs (vs. NO)
62) Stefon Diggs, WR | Houston Texans (vs. BUF)
63) Zack Moss, RB | Cincinnati Bengals (vs. BAL)
64) Tyreek Hill, WR | Miami Dolphins (at NE)
65) Amari Cooper, WR | Cleveland Browns (at WAS)
66) Dak Prescott, QB | Dallas Cowboys (at PIT)
67) Diontae Johnson, WR | Carolina Panthers (at CHI)
68) Tee Higgins, WR | Cincinnati Bengals (vs. BAL)
69) Michael Pittman Jr., WR | Indianapolis Colts (at JAX)
70) George Pickens, WR | Pittsburgh Steelers (vs. DAL)
71) Kareem Hunt, RB | Kansas City Chiefs (vs. NO)
72) Rachaad White, RB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at ATL)
73) Aaron Rodgers, QB | New York Jets (vs. MIN {London})
74) Brock Bowers, TE | Las Vegas Raiders (at DEN)
75) Jake Ferguson, TE | Dallas Cowboys (at PIT)
76) Bo Nix, QB | Denver Broncos (vs. LV)
77) Christian Kirk, WR | Jacksonville Jaguars (vs. IND)
78) Bucky Irving, RB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (at ATL)
79) Zamir White, RB | Las Vegas Raiders (at DEN)
80) Rico Dowdle, RB | Dallas Cowboys (at PIT)
81) Khalil Shakir, WR | Buffalo Bills (at HOU)
82) Javonte Williams, RB | Denver Broncos (vs. LV)
83) Xavier Worthy, WR | Kansas City Chiefs (vs. NO)
84) Derek Carr, QB | New Orleans Saints (at KC)
85) Andy Dalton, QB | Carolina Panthers (at CHI)
86) Daniel Jones, QB | New York Giants (at SEA)
87) Matthew Stafford, QB | Los Angeles Rams (vs. GB)
88) Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR | Seattle Seahawks (vs. NYG)
89) Brian Thomas Jr., WR | Jacksonville Jaguars (vs. IND)
90) Rashid Shaheed, WR | New Orleans Saints (at KC)
91) Tyler Huntley, QB | Baltimore Ravens (at CIN)
92) Cam Akers, RB | Houston Texans (vs. BUF)
93) Rhamondre Stevenson, RB | New England Patriots (vs. MIA)
94) Pat Freiermuth, TE | Pittsburgh Steelers (vs. DAL)
95) Keenan Allen, WR | Chicago Bears (vs. CAR)
96) Wan’Dale Robinson, WR | New York Giants (at SEA)
97) Roschon Johnson, RB | Chicago Bears (vs. CAR)
98) Gardner Minshew II, QB | Las Vegas Raiders (at DEN)
99) Chase Brown, RB | Cincinnati Bengals (vs. BAL)
100) Braelon Allen, RB | New York Jets (vs. MIN {London})
Which Fantasy Options Are Intriguing for Week 5?
Kenneth Walker III’s Fantasy Outlook
Walker missed consecutive games with an oblique injury, furthering the narrative that he might be a little bit of a fragile player. You can call him fragile all you want — I call him one of the more explosive players at the position.
Both things can be true, but fantasy football is a war that is won by earning victories in a bunch of small battles. And as long as Walker is getting his 15+ touches, he’s going to be winning you those battles on an awfully consistent basis.
- 1,287 rushing yards
- 270 receiving yards
- 17 touchdowns
Those are Walker’s numbers over his past six games if you extend them for an entire season. Those rushing and touchdown totals would have both ranked top three at the position for 2023, which is the level of upside we are looking at with him (top-10 producer in both of his games this season).
Of course, I’m not thrilled with the short week for Walker after a couple of DNPs, but if he looked at all hindered to you on Monday night, we aren’t watching the same game. Walker is a true threat to lead the position in scoring in Week 5 as he faces the league’s worst run defense in terms of yards allowed to running backs after first contact thus far in 2024.
Malik Nabers’ Fantasy Outlook
Nabers went streaking down the left sideline on the third play Thursday night and was as wide open as you’ll see a star receiver ever be. Did Dallas forget about the rookie?
Nope, they tried. He simply hit a double move that left the defender so crippled that he wasn’t in the frame as the camera tracked the ball to its final destination.
It’s difficult to overstate just how impressive this kid has been to open his career. Nabers has the second-most receptions (35) ever through four career games (Puka Nacua had 39), recording at least eight grabs in each of his past three games — something DK Metcalf has never done.
Malik Nabers making guys touch grass 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/OEshvF2TSc
— NFL (@NFL)
The big play to open Week 4 wasn’t just impressive on the stat sheet, it spoke to a larger New York philosophy. And that’s to funnel its offense toward Nabers and look in on him every single time a favorable matchup presents itself. For fantasy managers, that’s of course great, but the downside is there.
Any player being featured as heavily as Nabers is (especially for a 1-3 team that didn’t have much in the way of expectations coming into this season) carries a health risk. Nabers suffered a concussion late in last Thursday’s loss, putting his status into question this week.
A case of the dizzies is the only thing that can stop Nabers at this point. He’s a lineup lock moving forward, and that’s certainly the case as his Giants get an extended week to prepare for a Seahawks team that played on Monday in Detroit. Nevertheless, you’ll obviously need to monitor this situation.
This game takes place in the second window of games on Sunday, and with a London game — not to mention four teams on a bye — I’d enter the weekend with contingency plans in place to avoid a mad scramble around lineup locks if we don’t have definitive news.
Giants rookie Malik Nabers has the second-most receptions of any player in their first four career games in NFL history. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/r2u9RvgbDI
— Pro Football Network (@PFN365)
All stats are from TruMedia unless otherwise stated.
